Chili's Announces Data Breach, Holmdel Location May Be Affected

HOLMDEL, NJ — If you went to the Chili's Grill & Bar in Holmdel Towne Center in March or April and paid for your meal with a credit or debit card, you may want to check your statement activity. The restaurant chain, which has 24 locations in New Jersey, said it has experienced a data breach.

The data breach affected certain restaurants, though a full list hasn't been released. Chili's said information will be posted as it becomes available on the Brinker International website. Check back here. The Dallas, Texas-based chain said it learned of the incident on Friday. Officials think the breach was limited to March and April, but are continuing to assess the situation with a third-party forensics expert. The matter has also been referred to law enforcement for investigation.

"Based on the details of the issue currently uncovered, we believe that malware was used to gather payment card information including credit or debit card numbers as well as cardholder names from our payment-related systems for in-restaurant purchases at certain Chili's restaurants," Chili's parent company, Brinker International, said in a statement.

Guests who dined at Chili's during the affected period don't need to cancel their credit or debit cards, but should check their statements for accuracy. Suspicious activity should be reported to banking and credit card companies.

Here are the New Jersey locations for Chili's:

• Clark
• Deptford
• E. Brunswick
• East Hanover
• East Rutherford
• Eatontown
• Edison
• Elizabeth
• Flanders
• Flemington
• Freehold
• Hamilton
• Holmdel
• Jersey City
• Little Falls
• Mays Landing
• Millville
• Mt. Laurel
• North Brunswick
• Paramus
• Ramsey
• Riverdale
• Secaucus
• Toms River

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